Posted on 04/20/2014 3:33:08 PM PDT by lbryce
Putting a can of beer in a brown paper bag is about to look like child's play. A new product that's somehow been approved by US regulators makes booze as discreet as a packet of sugar. It's called Palcohol, and it transforms a shot of vodka or rum into a pocketable pouch of powder. Tear it open, add some water, mix, and you've got hard liquor. Considering the age group that Palcohol is going to appeal to, however, the sweet, pre-mixed powders are probably going to be far more popular. To start off, the company plans to make margarita, mojito, cosmopolitan, and lemon drop flavors.
It's not hard to come up with ways kids are going to get in trouble with this one, but Palcohol offers a few suggestions on its website (cached) ranging from sneaking booze into places like movie theaters and college sporting events (where alcohol is banned) to sprinkling it directly onto food so teens don't even have to stomach the bitter alcohol flavor. Just in case you don't get the idea, the product's motto is "Take your Pal wherever you go!" The original site, which has now been replaced with a more responsible, updated version, even offered this gem:
(Excerpt) Read more at theverge.com ...
When I was in the Air Force I knew a guy who would snort soju. Soju is a grain alcohol.
"The original site, which has now been replaced with a more responsible, updated version, even offered this gem:
Let’s talk about the elephant in the room… snorting Palcohol. Yes, you can snort it. And you’ll get drunk almost instantly because the alcohol will be absorbed so quickly in your nose. Good idea? No. It will mess you up. Use Palcohol responsibly.
The updated site now says that the powder is cut with enough filler to make snorting inefficient. "
Someone will figure it out and will die.
Cyclodextrin probably isn’t as ‘effective’ as the sweetener in the gummy bears.
I know someone who eats 3 or 4 of those every day for therapeutic purposes. Ditched a very expensive prescription drug for that purpose too.
>>So what happens when you snort it.
Damn you! That was my first thought.<<
Has it been 10 seconds since release?
That should be the timeframe to answer that question...
Ping for prep reasons.
/johnny
This nonsense would never need to be invented if we had reasonable laws concerning alcoholic beverages.”
Just curious, what specific laws concerning alcoholic beverages do you think we have at the present time that are unreasonable and responsible for this invention.
Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin were mixing powdered alcohol in outer space back in the eraly 1960’s. LOL.
well in a way you can if they do it before having children.
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How the hell does this even WORK? Doesn’t alcohol evaporate during the powdering process?
Rock Hudson and Doris Day in “Lover Come Back,” and the mystery product, VIP. 1962.
The rectal packers are going to have some real problems with alcohol toxicity.
This is gonna be a huge hit in the prison where I work... and the prisoners might like it, too!
CC
Mark my words, people with water bottles are going to start coming under the scrutiny of law enforcement and they will be equipped with electronic devices that test the alcohol content of said water.
So this is how they get rid of plastic bottles?
Swell just another way for drunks to get drunk
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